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Narrow skate

Okamejei heemstrai (McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982)

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The narrow skate (Okamejei heemstrai) is a species in the family Rajidae, order Rajiformes.

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Quick facts about the narrow skate

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the narrow skate live?

Not recorded

Is the narrow skate endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the narrow skate classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderRajiformes
  5. familyRajidae
  6. genusOkamejei
  7. SpeciesOkamejei heemstrai (McEachran & Fechhelm, 1982)

Synonyms Raja heemstrai

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • East African skateEnglish
  • rejnok HeemstrůvCzech
  • Raia-de-HeemstraPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the narrow skate

Other species in the same genus Okamejei.

Bigeye skate

Okamejei meerdervoortii

RajidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the narrow skate?

The narrow skate (Okamejei heemstrai) belongs to the family Rajidae in the order Rajiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Narrow skate (Okamejei heemstrai). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/narrow-skate

MLA

“Narrow skate (Okamejei heemstrai).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/narrow-skate.

BibTeX
@misc{narrow_skate_2026,
  title = {Narrow skate (Okamejei heemstrai)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/narrow-skate},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}